Question regarding Mk1 door striker pin replacement (hope this is the right place to post it):
I'm in the process of a total restoration on a Mk1 Caddy / Rabbit truck and stripping down the shell for body / paint. Began to remove the door striker pins but when I loosen them I find the "nut" half inside the bodywork is very loose. I realize that allows for adjustment of the pin, however it feels like they are completely loose and will fall down inside the body cavity if I fully remove the pin. On the Caddy there is no access to the inside (back side) of this portion of the cab's shell, so if the nut falls down it cannot be retrieved. The interior is completely removed so I know there is no access to it. Same thing from underside, bed wall, etc....no access to the nut without cutting open the panel. Obviously they were installed as the cab was being assembled, prior to welding the sections together. Common sense tells me those nuts should be "captured" so they won't fall down. However when I searched this subject on Vortex I found posts where others had the nut drop inside...so I'm not so sure they are captured. Therefore I want to be sure before I continue to remove the striker pins. Does anyone know for certain that these striker mounting "nuts" are secured in a way that allows replacement of the pins (externally) without needing access to the back side (inside the body cavity)?
Thanks for the input, Jeff
I'm in the process of a total restoration on a Mk1 Caddy / Rabbit truck and stripping down the shell for body / paint. Began to remove the door striker pins but when I loosen them I find the "nut" half inside the bodywork is very loose. I realize that allows for adjustment of the pin, however it feels like they are completely loose and will fall down inside the body cavity if I fully remove the pin. On the Caddy there is no access to the inside (back side) of this portion of the cab's shell, so if the nut falls down it cannot be retrieved. The interior is completely removed so I know there is no access to it. Same thing from underside, bed wall, etc....no access to the nut without cutting open the panel. Obviously they were installed as the cab was being assembled, prior to welding the sections together. Common sense tells me those nuts should be "captured" so they won't fall down. However when I searched this subject on Vortex I found posts where others had the nut drop inside...so I'm not so sure they are captured. Therefore I want to be sure before I continue to remove the striker pins. Does anyone know for certain that these striker mounting "nuts" are secured in a way that allows replacement of the pins (externally) without needing access to the back side (inside the body cavity)?
Thanks for the input, Jeff